All but one member of the elite “hotshots” fighter-fighting squad were wiped out as they fought America’s deadliest wildfire for 80 years.

“Those families lost. The Prescott Fire Department lost. The city of Prescott lost. The state of Arizona and the nation lost”

Fire chief Dan Fraijo

Relatives and friends wept as fire chief Dan Fraijo told the gathering in Prescott, Arizona: “Those families lost. The Prescott Fire Department lost. The city of Prescott lost. The state of Arizona and the nation lost.”